The rest of it reads very much like an exclusive interview, sharing the sort of view most England supporters would agree with.

It is the shady stuff that the FA will have a serious problem with.

Taking your agent and a lawyer to a business meeting is not a defence — it makes it worse.

By taking them along to meet the bogus money men, it suggested Allardyce was up for doing a bit of business.

He wanted to get down to the nitty gritty, to thrash out terms and see what he could get away with.

To make matters worse, he had only just got the Three Lions job.

As if he needs reminding, this is the most privileged position in the country’s national sport.

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It is not an open invitation to make as much money as humanely possible until England are booted out of another tournament. Eyes on the job, fella.

It is not as if it is not big enough after the country’s failure to get past Iceland in the finals back on June 27.

This is a full-time job, Sam, with massive responsibilities.

One of them is to respect the position. He has not done that.

In the days to come he will need to find a way to wriggle out of this mess because it is not about to go away.

He was due to make the squad announcement on Sunday for the World Cup qualifiers against Malta and Slovenia.

Before he gets to that he will need the lucky coin he was given at the Slovakia game more than ever.

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